Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a bilateral elbow condition and residuals of head injury to include paranoid schizophrenia. The claims for increased evaluations for left knee conditions were also denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support the presence or etiology of the claimed conditions in service, nor could it be presumed due to exposure to Agent Orange or other environmental factors.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"bilateral elbow condition"}, {"condition_name":"residuals of head injury to include paranoid schizophrenia"}
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 13, 2006
- Citation
- 0607182
What this means for you
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